Description
Delight in these Starbucks Copycat Birthday Cake Pops, featuring a buttery vanilla cake coated in pink candy melts and decorated with nonpareils, perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (13.25 oz) vanilla cake mix (any brand)
- 1/3 cup neutral oil (vegetable, avocado, canola, etc.)
- 1 cup milk or water (use milk for richer cake)
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 1 tsp milk (for buttercream; adjust as needed)
- 12 oz pink candy melts (or white candy melts + pink coloring)
- White nonpareils or sprinkles (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to the temperature recommended on the cake mix box.
- Combine cake mix, oil, milk (or water), and eggs in a large bowl and mix until smooth.
- Pour batter into a greased or lined baking pan and bake according to box instructions.
- Check for doneness with a toothpick 2–4 minutes before suggested bake time.
- Crumble the baked cake into a mixing bowl while hot.
- Mix softened butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, a pinch of salt, and 1 tsp milk until smooth.
- Combine buttercream with crumbled cake and mix until cohesive.
- Roll mixture into 1.25-inch balls and chill in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Melt a small amount of pink candy melts and dip lollipop sticks to insert into cake balls.
- Chill again for 15 minutes to set the sticks.
- Melt remaining candy melts and dip each cake pop to coat.
- Quickly decorate with nonpareils before the coating sets.
- Place pops upright to dry completely.
Notes
These cake pops are customizable with different coatings and add-ins. Store at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 1-2 days, or refrigerate for up to 5 days. Freezing is also an option for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 115
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 5.1g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0.2g
- Protein: 1.2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg